Fieldwork Opportunities

Please note:
1.) Other than field schools given through the Harvard Summer School, by listing a field school here we do not necessarily recommend it.
2.) For Harvard students, we cannot guarantee that Harvard/Anthropology will approve academic/concentration credit for a field school. For that to happen, petitions must be submitted to Office of Career Services(OCS)/Office of International Education (OIE).
3.) We recommend that Harvard undergraduate students contact the Head Tutor for Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology or another Harvard program adviser for assistance in evaluating a field school before deciding to enroll.

This page was last updated April 2013.


Field School Lists

Institute for Field Research (IFR)
Field schools vetted and approved by a board of directors most of whom are professional archaeologists including Harvard Prof. Rowan Flad.
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American Anthropological Association List of Field Schools
AAANET Field Schools

Anthropology and Archaeology Courses at the Harvard Summer School
Note: Grades awarded to Harvard students for completion of these courses are automatically added to their transcripts.
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Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin - Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
AFOB online continues to be one of the foremost fieldwork resources. There are over 250 listings for archaeological projects around the world. Each AFOB listing features a project profile window with icons to provide information on the size of the project, age requirements, and academic credit availability. The listings continue to provide in-depth descriptions of the projects and accommodations, as well as bibliographies and other detailed information.

ArchNet (ASU): Field Schools & Fieldwork All Links
A list of field schools updated periodically; may contain out of date information.
ArchNet (ASU) List of Field Schools

Shovelbums.org
Has a list of current field schools and other field opportunities.
Shovelbums.org


Harvard Projects

Harvard Summer Program in Ashkelon, Israel
Application Deadline: March 25, 2013
In this program, students conduct fieldwork and collaborate with professional archaeological staff to excavate ancient Ashkelon, one of the most important seaports in Israel and in the eastern Mediterranean. The focus is on methods of stratigraphic excavation, recording, interpretation, and the study of ceramic typology and its applications.
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www.digaskhelon.com

Harvard Summer Program in Scandinavia
Application deadline: January 32, 2013.
Denmark's second-largest city, Äarhus - founded in the Viking Age - and its modern university host this multifaceted examination of the Vikings. From this vibrant seaside town, we visit numerous archaeological sites and collections throughout Scandinavia and northern Germany, and participate in an archaeological dig connected with an important Viking Age site.
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Harvard Summer Program in San José de Moro, Peru
Application deadline: January 31, 2013.
An archaeological exploration of Andean prehistory // Faculty: Gary Urton and Luis Jaime Castillo Butters
San José de Moro is a small village in the Jequetepeque Valley, on the north coast of Peru. In pre-Columbian times it was the site of one of the most important cemeteries and ceremonial centers of the Mochica and subsequent cultures. In 1991, a group of archaeologists began to excavate at San José de Moro and through the years revealed one of the richest archaeological sites in Peru.
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